diff --git a/app/templates/base.html b/app/templates/base.html
index bfcc50e..4b415fe 100644
--- a/app/templates/base.html
+++ b/app/templates/base.html
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@
                         <div class="tab-pane fade show active" id="tabSettingsMessages">
                             <div id="settingsMessagesContent">
                                 <form id="dmRetrySettingsForm">
+                                    <p class="text-muted small mb-3">Retries are counted after the initial send, e.g. 3 retries = 4 total attempts.</p>
                                     <h6 class="text-muted mb-2">When path is known (DIRECT)</h6>
                                     <table class="table table-sm table-borderless mb-3 align-middle">
                                         <tbody>